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Three years have truly flown by. I still remember my first day sitting at an E@D meeting early in my Sophomore year. Over the past three years, I have learned many valuable lessons from the student entrepreneurs I have spoken with and the other writing I have done, and I’m happy to share them with you today. The three key lessons I have learned throughout my time writing for E@D are talk to people, ask for help, and just go for it.

The Janet McKinley ’74 Family Grant is open to all Cornell sophomores for the purpose of assisting students in pursuing interesting, provocative, and entrepreneurial summer projects, with the intent of having a direct and lasting impact on many generations of Cornell students. Apply for the McKinley Grant today, which provides up to $5,000 to a…

Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of an exciting student startup! Cornell startup Maidbot is recruiting for Mechanical, Electrical, and Software Engineer interns and full-time employees! Maidbot is on a mission to create the world’s very first housekeeping robot for hotels. By assisting housekeepers, Maidbot will save hotels a large amount of time and money.…

The John Jaquette Fund has been providing a $1-3K fund and a modest “safety net” so that women and under-represented minorities can take a risk and experiment with opportunities in the entrepreneurial world. John Jaquette is the recently retired director of Entrepreneurship@Cornell. Apply now for opportunities within the John Jaquette Fund including: Entrepreneurship summer intern/ full-time positions Research activities on…

The following is an interview with Kennedy Ogoye ’12, CEO of Just Save One: What is the mission of Just Save One? In 2011, I founded “Just Save One” (JSO), a non-profit organization committed to developing sustainable solutions to the water crisis that has drowned many under privileged communities. Our goal for 2014 is to provide 20…

Applications for eLab are due this Friday April 25th! If your team is serious about pursuing your business beyond a class project context, consider submitting your application to eLab and join the eLab family!

With over 150 men and women participating throughout the day, attendees and speakers openly discussed the issues that women face in technology such as why women are so underrepresented in the technology sector and if there was a need to have a technical background when entering the sector.

Looking for seed money for your original, innovative technology? Submit your proposal by Wednesday, March 5. The Electrical and Computer Engineering Innovation Award Competition challenges students to design and develop an innovative technology based on electrical and computer engineering, and to demonstrate the potential of the idea to address a practical business and/or social challenge. Each semester ECE…

Its that time of year again, Global Entrepreneurship Week is upon us! This week celebrates the innovators, challengers and visionaries who help shape the future and spur economic growth! Cornell plans to celebrate GEW in a variety of ways. Check out the schedule here! Here at E@D we are featuring some of our best eClips…

Up to 85 Tech companies hiring in NYC! If you are even thinking about getting on with a startup in NYC, don’t miss this opportunity to apply with TechDraft. This email sent to Rhett Weiss… Good morning! Thanks for attending the NYC Tech Talent Draft event at Cornell last week. We’ve organized a Common…

Speak to the Cornell community. Hone your marketing and writing skills while increasing the your own online presence. Be one of the first to hear about entrepreneurial opportunities and get access to exclusive events! E@D (http://eship.dyson.cornell.edu/) needs you to help with giving a voice to student entrepreneurship in the Dyson school. Entrepreneurship@Dyson’s website is dedicated…

I recently caught up with one of our Startup Roll Call highlights, Karim Abouelnaga, the founder and the CEO of Practice Makes Perfect, Inc. Here’s a quick inside scoop on Practice Makes Perfect’s recent progress: Stay in the loop with Practice Makes Perfect We just released our annual report and results here. This past summer, Practice Makes…

CollegiateSun is doing phenomenal, according to Anthony Scandariato, and they are looking to recruit several positions from Cornell student body. CollegiateSun is a start-up company that sells products to college bookstores and directly to the consumer online at www.collegiatesun.com. Its founder Alexander Tschopp ’14 Dyson and sales director Anthony Scandariato ’14 Dyson, have been pursuing the company since…

Surround yourself with quality through this new belt company. Cornellians on board: Moseh Cho, A&S 2015, Founder The Brown Belt’s vision is to provide simplistic and durable leather goods that will add to any wardrobe. It’s the ultimate casual belt. Hand-made in the USA, The Brown Belt ensures that processes like cutting the leather fresh, hammering in…